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5:37 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Misspelled name of fallen Vietnam veteran being corrected

U.S. Senator Schumer hands Settimi family with honor
WBFO News photo by Mark Leitner

The National Parks Service is promising to make right a 30-year wrong, with the correction of the misspelled name of a fallen Western New York hero on Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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2:17 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

State establishes bureau to review wrongful conviction claims

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is establishing a bureau to review potential wrongful convictions and streamline damage claims from those unjustly punished for crimes they didn't commit.

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10:52 am
Wed April 11, 2012

St John designated as Fruit Belt developer

Saint John Baptist Church is being named "designated developer" for 50 city-owned lots in the Fruit Belt as it moves forward on a multi-million dollar plan to build 49 rental town houses.

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9:57 am
Wed April 11, 2012

Buffalo and Kanazawa, Japan: oldest Sister Cities relationship in America

Dr. Takako Michii, president of Buffalo-Kanazawa with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown
Photo from Buffalo-Kanazawa Facebook page

Buffalo is celebrating its 50th anniversary with its sister city in Japan, Kanazawa.

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9:36 am
Wed April 11, 2012

Play ball!: Bisons start 25th season of downtown baseball

Wednedsay's landmark celebration at Coca Cola Field offers a chance to reflect on the high expectations that came along with the 1988 opening of the $56 million stadium.

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9:28 am
Wed April 11, 2012

Large crowd attends zoning code hearing

Mayor Brown says city residents are truly concerned about the new zoning code and that's why they packed the auditorium at ECC City last night.

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5:37 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Lawmakers revive talk of Bills stadium in downtown Buffalo

Plans for renovating Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park at a cost of around $100 million are reviving a push for a new stadium to be located instead in the City of Buffalo.

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4:13 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Poloncarz releases four-year plan for Erie County

WBFO News file photo

Monday marked the 100th day of the Mark Poloncarz term as Erie County Executive. Tuesday, Poloncarz released his four-year financial plan for the county.

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10:08 am
Tue April 10, 2012

Could eating placenta have medical benefits?

Both animal and human placenta has been used as an ingredient in cosmetics. But could ingesting it provide medical benefits?
RobinHamman / via Flickr

Could eating placenta, or the afterbirth, provide medical benefits for mothers, or possibly, all humans? That’s the question behind a new paper from a team of Buffalo researchers. But finding the answer will not be easy.

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9:29 am
Tue April 10, 2012

Cuomo says no, again, to medical marijuana

Governor Andrew Cuomo's aggressive legislative agenda will not include any action on the issue of medical marijuana.

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9:23 am
Tue April 10, 2012

ECC hosts City Code meeting tonight

The public gets another chance to examine some of the concepts that may soon be part of Buffalo's updated City Code.

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8:58 am
Tue April 10, 2012

State parks restricting smoking areas

Visitors to New York State's parks may soon be limited in where they can smoke, with restrictions going into effect now.

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